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(#10) McCartney Would Make A Great Mocker
McCartney was apparently feeling goofy during a 1963 interview at the Twickenham film studios outside London. The interview opened up to a Q&A from the fans, and a girl asked McCartney if he preferred mods or rockers. In other words, whether he sided with the stylish kids who favored Vespas, or the harder edged rockers with their leather jackets.
McCartney looked like he was put on the spot with the question. "I dunno, I like any of ‘em," he said. Then he added, "Mockers, I like. I think they’re the best."
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(#7) Songs About Prostitutes And Lesbians
The Beatles didn't shy away from joking about subjects that were considered controversial during the '60s. During a Los Angeles press conference in 1966, a reporter directed a question to McCartney and Lennon about two of their recent songs. The reporter referred to a Time Magazine article that claimed that "Day Tripper" was about a prostitute and "Norwegian Wood" was about a lesbian. When he asked McCartney what he thought about the criticism, he replied, "We were just trying to write songs about prostitutes and lesbians."
Later in the interview, a reporter asked what the inspiration for "Eleanor Rigby" was, and Lennon responded, "two queers."
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(#4) Harrison Prefers Lennon's Wife
During the same 1964 Texas interview where Starr puffed on his cigarette, Harrison made a pretty bold comment about one of his bandmate’s wives. The reporter asked Lennon what type of girls he prefers, to which Lennon responded "my wife." When the same question was posed to Harrison, he quipped, "John’s wife."
At the time, Lennon was married to Cynthia Powell.
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(#3) They're Only In It For The Money
When The Fab Four were asked what their favorite thing was about their rock star status during a 1965 interview, they had a unanimous answer.
"You’ve got fame and fortune," said the interviewer. "If this were all to disappear overnight, and you were left with one thing you’d like to hang on to, what would that be?"
"The money," they all said at the same time.
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(#8) Ringo Starr, Non-Smoker
Starr may not have been as outspoken as his bandmates, but he had a really cheeky sense of humor. During a 1964 interview in Texas, the Fab Four seemed to love playing into the whole Texan aesthetic. McCartney even had a big cowboy hat on and tried his hand at a Texan accent. Then a reporter asked Starr if he had any political affiliations. Starr replied, "I don’t even smoke." He then proceeded to take a big drag of his cigarette.
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(#2) How Did They Find America?
During a mock interview from a scene of A Hard Day’s Night (1964), The Beatles receive the perfect set-up for a joke.
In the "interview," a reporter asked Lennon, "How did you find America?" Lennon replied, "Turned left at Greenland."
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In recent years, the Beatles seem to be a hot topic again. TV specials, media reports, and various celebrations all commemorate the great achievements and legends of this band. However, when looking back on the Beatles’ popularity around the world, we often overlook one part of the band’s charm and the reason for their initial popularity: humor. The sense of humor of the Beatles was revealed from their first press conference in American.
They have accepted countless interviews and left many funny answers during their career, the Beatles often uses classic British humor. There are random 14 cleverest and cheekiest answers from the Beatles collected by the random tool.
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